[ad_1] New data from Check Point Research reveals a sharp rise in cyberattacks globally, with business services, healthcare, and manufacturing among the hardest hit sectors. Ransomware incidents in particular have surged, with 487 attacks reported in July, a 41 percent increase year-on-year. North America accounted for 56 percent of all reported ransomware cases, followed by...Read More
[ad_1] Cybersecurity firm Profero cracked the encryption of the DarkBit ransomware gang’s encryptors, allowing them to recover a victim’s files for free without paying a ransom. This occurred in 2023 during an incident response handled by Profero experts, who were brought in to investigate a ransomware attack on one of their clients, which had encrypted...Read More
[ad_1] PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The FBI is warning the public about a large international cybercrime ring called “The Community,” or “The Com” for short, that targets teens and young adults as both victims and recruits. Ransomware attacks, swatting, cryptocurrency theft, extortion, sextortion — the range of crimes carried out by the crime ring is...Read More
[ad_1] North Korean hackers ScarCruft shift from spying to ransomware, using VCD malware in phishing attacks, targeting South Korea with advanced tools. Discover how this new malware marks a shift from espionage to financially motivated cyberattacks. A well-known North Korean hacking group, ScarCruft, is changing its methods, adding a new type of attack to its...Read More
[ad_1] 11 Aug Teenage Hacker Stole $243M In Bitcoin. How It Happened. Posted at 08:34h in Blogs by Taylor Fox This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine Sausalito, Calif. – Aug. 11, 2025 – Listen to the Podcast Last summer, about 4,100 Bitcoin worth $243 million vanished overnight from a single victim’s account....Read More
[ad_1] A group of hackers who stole more than two million records from the Legal Aid Agency have threatened to publish the information unless one of their members is “freed”. Members of the ShinyHunters cybercrime group made the threat on a new Telegram channel, marking the first public claim for the attack on the agency,...Read More
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SEALSQ (NASDAQ: LAES) has unveiled progress at its SEALQuantum.com Innovation Lab, backed by a $30 Million investment capacity. The lab is expanding its focus to include artificial intelligence alongside quantum computing and cybersecurity development. The company has made strategic investments in quantum technology startups like ColibriTD...Read More
[ad_1] Shaurya is the Co-Leader of the CoinDesk tokens and data team in Asia with a focus on crypto derivatives, DeFi, market microstructure, and protocol analysis. Shaurya holds over $1,000 in BTC, ETH, SOL, AVAX, SUSHI, CRV, NEAR, YFI, YFII, SHIB, DOGE, USDT, USDC, BNB, MANA, MLN, LINK, XMR, ALGO, VET, CAKE, AAVE, COMP, ROOK,...Read More
[ad_1] Matthew Liam Johnstone (36) is currently serving a prison sentence in Ireland and will now face likely extradition to the United States. Jailed last December for a year, it was his second conviction and prison sentence after a previous trial judge said the imagery was the worst she had seen in nine years on...Read More
